Main Entry:

²jerk

Function:

verb

Date:

1589

transitive verb

1 : to give a quick suddenly arrested push, pull, or twist to 2 : to propel or move with or as if with a quick suddenly arrested motion 3 : to mix and serve (as sodas) behind a soda fountain intransitive verb 1 : to make a sudden spasmodic motion 2 : to move in short abrupt motions or with frequent jolts

— jerk·er noun